Structural integrity
Research reports
TA1 Structural integrity management of offshore installations (floating, fixed and jack-up installations; topsides and substructure), including ageing and life extension considerations
- RR083 Margins of safety in FPSO hull strength
- RR090 Re-evaluation of fatigue curves for flush-ground girth welds
- RR094 Technical performance measures for North Sea jacket structures
- RR219 Design and integrity management of mobile installation moorings
- RR225 FPSO response to fast transient dynamic events
- RR245 Stress redistribution in platform substructures due to primary member damage and its effect on structural reliability
- RR246 Effect of platform robustness on inspection planning
- RR278 Demonstration project on risk assessment of space frame platforms exposed to random wave loading
- RR286 Risk implications in site characterisation and analysis for offshore engineering and design
- RR293 Feasibility study to compare steel and adhesive/composite-based emergency repair methods for damaged hulls
- RR299 Evaluation of CEN ultrasonic testing standards for in-service inspection
- RR326 Cost effective structural monitoring
- RR328 Acoustic monitoring of the hulls of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSOs) for corrosion and damage
- RR331 Generic review of Offshore Division research in structural integrity 2000
- RR344 The effects of multiple member failure on the risk gross collapse over typical inspection intervals
- RR429 Structural Reliability Framework for floating production, storage and offloading vessels/floating surface units Phase II
- RR444 Floating production system: JIP FPS mooring integrity
- RR489 Structural strengthening of offshore topsides structures as part of explosion risk reduction methods
- RR494 The significance of stress redistribution effects on structural reliability of deepwater jackets
- RR642 Improved generic strategies and methods for reliability-based structural integrity assessment
- RR659 Evaluation of the effectiveness of non-destructive testing screening methods for in-service inspection
- RR684 Structural integrity management framework for fixed jacket structures
- RR685 Structural integrity monitoring: Review and appraisal of current technologies for offshore applications
- OTH329 Buckling of offshore structural components
- OTH345 Roughness and vortex shedding effects for cylinders in flume and real sea waves
- OTH353 Stress concentration factors for tubular complex joints
- OTH354 Stress concentration factors for tubular complex joints - Assessment of existing and development of new parametric formulae
- OTH356 Literature survey on fatigue strengths of load-carrying fillet welded joints failing in the weld
- OTH358 Thickness effect in 'relatively thin' welded joints
- OTH368 Fatigue life enhancement of tubular joints by grout injection
- OTO 97 002 Strategic overview of safety levels in offshore engineering structure
- OTO 97 040 Review of structural monitoring
- OTO 97 044 Flow of safety-related structural integrity information in the offshore industry - Summary report
- OTO 97 045 Flow of safety-related structural integrity information in the offshore industry
- OTO 97 046 Comparison of reserve strength ratios of old and new platforms
- OTO 97 048 Appraisal of methods of structural reliability assessment for offshore structures
- OTO 97 049 Buckling of offshore structures assessment of code limitations
- OTO 98 046 Progress in structural monitoring
- OTO 98 148 Hazard management in structural integrity - Vol 1 - Main report
- OTO 98 149 Hazard management in structural integrity - Vol 2 - Summary report
- OTO 98 150 Hazard management in structural integrity - Vol 3 - Hazard management measures
- OTO 98 151 Hazard management in structural integrity - Vol 4 - Inherent Safety
- OTO 98 152 Hazard management in structural integrity - Vol 5 - Performance standards
- OTO 98 164 Reliability based design and assessment of FPSO structures
- OTO 99 015 Assessment of the historical development of fixed offshore structure design codes
- OTO 99 035 Reliability of fixed and jack-up structures
- OTO 99 059 Validation of inspection planning methods
- OTO 99 060 Target levels for reliability-based assessment of offshore structures during design and operation
- OTO 99 061 Review of probabilistic inspection analysis methods
- OTO 99 074 Technical review of ISO 2394 general principles on reliabilities for structures
- OTO 99 084 Detection of damage to underwater tubulars and its effect on strength
- OTO 00 011 FPSO reliability analysis example
- OTO 00 018 POD/POS curves for non-destructive examination
- OTO 00 019 Stress intensity due to residual stresses
- OTO 00 020 Partial safety factors for SINTAP procedure
- OTO 00 021 Calibration of probability of failure estimates made from probabilistic fracture mechanics analysis
- OTO 00 027 Review of current inspection practices for topsides structural components
- OTO 00 038 Development of structural reliability framework for offshore platforms
- OTO 00 040 Structural system reliability framework for fixed offshore structures - Summary report
- OTO 00 052 Fatigue reliability of old semi-submersibles
- OTO 00 057 Assessment of strengthening clamp from the Viking offshore platform: Phase I
- OTO 00 058 Assessment of strengthening clamp from the Viking offshore platform: Phase II
- OTO 00 065 Development of the concept of structural toughness
- OTO 00 072 Load factor calibration for ISO 13819 regional annex: Component resistance
- OTO 00 092 Cost effective structural monitoring
- OTO 01 006 Appraisal of API RP 2FPS (Recommended practice for planning, designing and constructing floating production systems)
- OTO 01 007 Maintenance - Reducing the risks
- OTO 01 016 Pile/sleeve connections
- OTO 01 018 A study of pile fatigue during driving and in-service and pile tip integrity
- OTO 01 056 The effects of local joint flexibility on the reliability of fatigue life estimates and inspection planning
- OTO 01 061 Completion component reliability - Failure mode identification
- OTO 01 062 Comparative evaluation of minimum structures and jackets
- OTO 01 069 Decks, stairways, gangways and their associated handrails
- OTO 01 070 The structural design of helidecks for offshore installations
- OTO 01 072 Helideck structural requirements
- OTO 01 074 Deterioration and spalling of high strength concrete under fire
- OTO 01 082 Comparison of tubular joint strength provisions in codes and standards
- OTO 01 083 Comparison of fatigue provisions in codes and standards
- OTO 01 084 Comparison of tubular member strength provisions in codes and standards
- OTI 88 539 A handbook for underwater inspectors
- OTI 92 600 Explicit analytical methods for determining structural response
- OTO 98 081 Development of parametric equations for MK-Factors for semi-elliptic cracks in T-Butt welds